Gaiter or covering for the legs.



N0. 632,596. Patented Sept. 5, I899.

' F. J. STOHWASSEB &. G. B. WINTER.

GAITEB 0B COVERING FOR THE LEGS..

(Application filed June 23, 1899.)

(N u M o d 0! )v NlTED STATES PATENT Orricn.

FRANCIS JOSEPH STOl-HVASSER AND GEORGE BIRTCHNELL WINTER, OF LONDON,ENGLAND.

GAITER OR COVERING FOR THE LEGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 632, 596, datedSeptember 5, 1899.

Application filed June 23, 1899. Serial No. 721,682. (No model.)

To (LZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FRANCIS JOSEPH Sronwnssnn and GEORGE BlRTCHNELLWIN- TER, subjects of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at 89 Conduitstreet, Regent street, London, in the county of Middlesex, England, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Gaiters or Coverings for theLegs; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to an improvement in gaiters of the kind for whichLetters Patent in the United States of America were granted to JohnPullman, dated July 12, A. D. 1808, and numbered 607,272, of whichLetters Patent we are the duly-registered assignees. In gaiters made andused in the manner described and illustrated in the specification of thesaid Letters Patent is described and claimed the combination of a gaiterone vertical edge of which overlaps the other, with a band fastened atone end to the lower overlapping edge of the gaiter, the band being thenwound around the leg outside the gaiter and fastened at or near theupper edge of the latter. In this arrangement it is impossible to'independently tighten the gaiter around the upper part of the leg exceptby the use of a separate strap, and the gaiter is consequently toolikely to become loose, while the buckle is in an inconvenient anddificult position for tightening the strap, being at the lower end ofthe latter.

The object of our present improvementis to enable the wearer of thegaiter to tighten and fasten it first by means of a strap around the legat its upper part and after winding the strap helically around the legdownward to fasten its end adjustably by a buckle, so that while theupper end remains permanently tightened around the leg thehelically-wound strap and the gaiter which it surrounds can be veryquickly and easily tightened or released by the buckle at its lower endwhen ever required.

The accompanying drawings are in illustration of our improvement.

Figure 1 is a front view, and Fig. 2 a back view, of the gaiter upon theleg of the wearer.

a is the gaiter, of leather, cloth, or other suitable material, of suchlength and shape that it can be fitted to and around the leg of thewearer, as shown. The two edges are in front, one of them overlappingthe other for a suflicient distance from top to bottom, as shown at b.The strap 0 is sewed or otherwise attached to the upper edge of thegaiter at d and passes through the buckle c, which is sewed or attachedto the gaiter near its other or opposite edge, so that the upper part ofthe gaiter can be readily tightened around the upper part of the leg toany required extent. The free end of the strap is then wound helicallyaround the leg, as shown, and its lower end at j, which is shown reducedin width, is passed through a second buckle g, sewed or attached to thesame edge of the gaiter as the upper buckle 6, near the lower end of thegaiter, so that the latter may be tightened as desired around the ankleor lower part of the leg by the buckle g, as well as at the upper partby the buckle e, the intermediate part of the gaiter being firmly heldby the helical coils of the strap. The lower end of the strap at f beingreduced in width, the buckle g is smaller than the upper one 6 and theend of the strap is more easily manipulated.

The strap 0 is shown in Fig. 2 held and supported at the back of the legby loops or holders it.

By the improved arrangement of the gaiter, strap, and buckles the gaiteris very easily and quickly put on and taken 01f, it can be tightened asrequired both at the upper part and the lower part, and no supplementarystrap or buckle is required for the independent tightening of the upperpart. The gaiter does not shift its position when in use and is verysightly in appearance and convenient and comfortable to wear.

The details of manufacture and arrangement, as well as of the materialsused, may be varied more or less, as desired.

What We claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

The combination of a gaiter, one vertical edge of which overlaps theother, a strap one end of which is attached to the upper end of one edgeof the gaiter, a buckle fixed upon IOO the upper end of the oppositeedge of the In testimony whereof we have hereunto af- IO gaiter, throughwhich the strap is passed and fixed our signatures in presence of twowittightened, and a buckle fixed upon the lower nesses. end of the sameedge of the gaiter, through FRANCIS JOSEPH STOHWASSER. 5 WhlCh the endof the strap 1s passed and fas- GEORGE BIRTOHNELL WINTER tened afterhavlng been Wound heheally around the leg, all substantially in the man-Witnesses: ner and for the purposes described and illus- O. O. FOODS,trated.

H. E. SYKE.

